Wallace, Darwin, and the Origin of Species

by James T. Costa

Charles Darwin is often credited with discovering evolution through natural selection, but the idea was not his alone. The naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace, working independently, saw the same process at work in the natural world and elaborated much the same theory. Their important scientific contributions made both men famous in their lifetimes, but Wallace slipped into obscurity after his death, while Darwin's renown grew. Dispelling the misperceptions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674729692
• ISBN13: 9780674729698
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.5"